Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score for May 10 | 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 3

The Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors matchup was the second of two NBA playoff games scheduled on Saturday. Heading into Game 3, the series was tied at 1-1. In Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series, the Warriors seized homecourt advantage by defeating the Wolves 99-88. The win, though, came at a cost as Steph Curry sustained a hamstring injury in the first half of that game.

Game 2 went the way of the Timberwolves, who prevaled 117-93 over the Warriors. Julius Randle went off for 24 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists while Anthony Edwards and Nickeil Alexander-Walker contributed 20 points apiece. A Game 3 win would restore homecourt advantage back to Minnesota, while a 2-1 series lead for the Warriors could afford Curry some more time to recover.

The tightly contested affair on Saturday was won by the Timberwolves, who carved out a 102-97 victory. Edwards exploded for 36 points on 13-for-28 shooting, along with four rebounds, four assists, and one block. Julius Randle had a triple-double performance with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists, while Jaden McDaniels added 15 points, six rebounds, one steal, and two blocks.

Jimmy Butler had 33 points and Jonathan Kuminga chipped in 30 from the bench for the Warriors. On a night when big men Draymond Green and Kevon Looney fouled out in the second half, Golden State was outrebounded by Minnesota 44-36.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score

Timberwolves

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mike Conley	7	4	5	0	0	2	5	28:18	3-9	1-4	0-0	+13
Jaden McDaniels	15	6	1	1	2	2	2	42:11	4-7	3-4	4-4	+11
Julius Randle	24	10	12	3	0	4	3	40:25	10-23	1-6	3-3	+14
Rudy Gobert	9	13	0	0	4	1	5	26:45	2-4	0-0	5-6	-5
Anthony Edwards	36	4	4	0	1	3	0	43:49	13-28	5-14	5-8	-4
Naz Reid	9	3	2	0	0	2	4	24:30	3-4	3-3	0-0	+10
Donte DiVinzenzo	2	2	0	0	0	3	4	15:49	1-3	0-2	0-0	-14
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	18:12	0-4	0-1	0-0	0

Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandin Podziemski	5	8	2	1	0	1	1	39:08	1-10	1-4	2-2	-2
Buddy Hield	14	4	5	0	2	0	0	32:20	5-11	4-8	0-0	-5
Draymond Green	2	2	4	2	0	5	6	29:08	1-4	0-1	0-0	-5
Jimmy Butler	33	7	7	0	0	4	4	42:59	12-26	2-4	7-9	-1
Trayce Jackson-Davis	7	2	0	0	1	0	2	11:05	3-4	0-0	1-2	-1
Moses Moody	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3:20	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7
Kevon Looney	4	6	0	2	2	2	6	18:02	1-4	0-0	2-2	-2
Gary Payton II	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	25:33	1-4	0-2	0-0	-1
Quinten Post	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2:31	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Jonathan Kuminga	30	6	3	0	2	2	2	35:52	11-18	3-4	5-6	+5

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Golden State Warriors Game Summary

The first half of this game was a close encounter. Despite Randle and Edwards having prolific outputs, the Warriors held their own as Jonathan Kuminga stepped up to help Butler carry the scoring load. At the end of the first 24 minutes, Golden State held on to a precarious 42-40 lead.

Though both teams cranked up the intensity on offense in the second half, Minnesota finally began to pull away in the last two minutes of regulation. Thanks to crucial offensive rebounds and clutch baskets from Edwards and Jaden McDaniels, the Timberwolves pulled off hard-fought five-point win.